(Express delivery of the two sessions) Zhang Yesui: There is no "hidden military expenditure" problem in China
China News Agency, Beijing, May 21: Zhang Yesui, a spokesperson for the Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress, said in Beijing on the 21st that there is no "hidden military expenditure" problem in China.
On the same day, the third session of the 13th National People's Congress held a press conference in the press conference hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. A spokesperson for the conference answered questions from Chinese and foreign reporters on issues related to the agenda and work of the National People's Congress.
When talking about issues related to China's military expenditure, Zhang Yesui pointed out that China pursues a defensive national defense policy. Regardless of the total amount, per capita, or proportion of GDP in China's national defense expenditure, it is moderate and restrained.
Zhang Yesui said that from a global perspective, China's defense expenditure accounted for about 1.3% of GDP for many years, which should be much lower than the world average of 2.6%. If compared with the largest military spending country, the total amount of China's defense expenditure in 2019 is only a quarter of it, and per capita is only one-seventeenth of it.
He emphasized that, according to the Budget Law of the People's Republic of China, the national defense budget is reviewed and approved by the National People's Congress every year. Since 2007, China has submitted military expenditure reports to the United Nations every year. "Where does the money come from, and where does it go? It is clear that there is no" hidden military expenditure "problem." (Finish)